Sweet! Let's have a drag race Robb! wuzmop@xxxxxxx wrote: > Although my tranny is supposedly stock, I think either A) it had a > highway gear in it already before I had it rebuilt, or B) the builder > put one in there unbeknownst to me (We had a warranty situation and he > made very good on it, so maybe....) Either way, it cooks. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Thu, Apr 8, 2010 9:06 am > Subject: [tcb] Re: Type 2 - 1967 & Earlier - Stock or Type 2 - 1967 & > Earlier -Custom > > That's assuming the gearing in the transaxle is stock. It costs about > the same for a custom geared tranny vs. a stock geared one. > Robb, you need a 1500 SP turbo. ;-) > > David Schwarze wrote: > > If you are going 75 with the reduction boxes, you are spinning the heck out > > of > your motor. Going with increased bore and single-port intake/heads is going > to > make it peter out earlier because you are would be trying to push more A/F > mixture through a smaller tube. That only works with turbos. :-) > Unfortunately I dont' see a good solution for what you want. > > > > -David > > > > -----Original message----- > > From: wuzmop@xxxxxxx <mailto:wuzmop@xxxxxxx> > > Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:51:34 -0500 > > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: [tcb] Re: Type 2 - 1967 & Earlier - Stock or Type 2 - 1967 & > > Earlier > -Custom > > > > > >> I have to agree here. I've toyed with the idea of a sp 1776 for my bus, > >> but I > want to retain my redux boxes, and I've shyed away from it for the reasons > Sammy > listed. I can already do 75 on a good day, cruise at 65-70 easily with my > 1600 > dp. > >> > >> I'd be curious about you guys' opinions on how a 1776 sp would compare to > what I have now. The only reason I would even entertain the idea is I want sp > for appearance, but don't want to loose the mph I have now. Better yet, what > would you build (on a budget) to suit my needs? > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> <mailto:bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > >> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Sent: Thu, Apr 8, 2010 7:33 am > >> Subject: [tcb] Re: Type 2 - 1967 & Earlier - Stock or Type 2 - 1967 & > >> Earlier > - Custom > >> > >> > >> > >> No, I don't like 1776 and 1835s. The secret of power for most VW driving > >> is > more torque, which you get by stroking for more CCs, not increasing the bore. > > Lyle Cherry used to build a great stroker 1800cc and the guys at Oakhill Auto > have figured out a way to build a super reliable 2007cc. And to keep it > stock > looking you gotta go with single port heads and stock carbs and exhaust, then > you are sort of defeating the purpose of a big motor if you put stock carbs, > exhaust and single port heads on it. And if you think I am a "stock" guy, > just > take a look at my Baja. Better yet, I'll take you for a ride in it and show > you > what a 2 liter stroker motor will do to the acceleration of a VW. > >> > >> > >> > >> From: Denis Dodson <coocoo@xxxxxxx <mailto:coocoo@xxxxxxx>> > >> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Sent: Wed, April 7, 2010 8:56:24 PM > >> Subject: [tcb] Re: Type 2 - 1967 & Earlier - Stock or Type 2 - 1967 & > >> Earlier > - Custom > >> > >> > >> But, being a stock guy, you would never go to a 1776? > >> > >> > >> From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?>] On > >> Behalf Of > sammie smith > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 8:54 PM > >> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Subject: [tcb] Re: Type 2 - 1967 & Earlier - Stock or Type 2 - 1967 & > >> Earlier > - Custom > >> > >> > >> > >> They cruise Ok up to about 60-65, which is about as fast as I want to > >> drive a > stock sprung bus. But, if I were building an engine for them and still > wanted > to look stock I would build a single port 1600 with a dog house for cooling. > Westies are also a lot heavier than panel vans or even a nornal kombi or > deluxe > so a little extra power to pull all of the weight would be nice. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > >> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Sent: Wed, April 7, 2010 3:47:03 PM > >> Subject: [tcb] Re: Type 2 - 1967 & Earlier - Stock or Type 2 - 1967 & > >> Earlier > - Custom > >> > >> A turbo single port 1500 would be cool. > >> > >> Quoting atx <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx>>: > >> > >> > >>> How do you like the 1500? Have enough guts and top end speed? > >>> > >>> Jeff > >>> > >>> sent via iPhone > >>> > >>> > >>> On Apr 7, 2010, at 6:02 PM, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> <mailto:bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Yes. Both of my Westies, 65 and 66 have their original 1500 engines and > they are bone stock. > >>> > >>> From: atx <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx>> > >>> To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > >>> Sent: Wed, April 7, 2010 5:30:02 PM > >>> Subject: [tcb] Re: Type 2 - 1967 & Earlier - Stock or Type 2 - 1967 & > Earlier - Custom > >>> > >>> Sammie are you running a 1500 in your 65? > >>> > >>> When I get around to restoring my 66 hard top westy I'm planning to go > stock with appearence but will probably upgrade the motor while staying > single > port. And maybe add some disc brakes. > >>> > > > > > > > >